News

Passing of Carole Allen Deem

My
wife of 25 years, Carole Allen Deem, passed away from this life and into the
arms of Jesus on September 2. Having been diagnosed with a brain tumor 18
years ago, her prayer was that she be given enough time to raise our three
sons, who were then only 1, 3, and 5 years old. God granted her that wish
and endless opportunities to witness for Jesus during those intervening
years. Since Carole's parents were unable to travel to the memorial, I had
the memorial service recorded. I have published the video on YouTube and many people have
watched it and been inspired by her story. If you would like to make a
contribution in Carole's name, please consider
Smile Train
or
Reasons To Believe.

I would appreciate your prayers for our family, including our three sons,
Matt, Drew, and Mark, and Carole's parents, who lost their only daughter. I
would specifically covet your prayers regarding where God wants me to go in
my life. I am beginning to branch out into uncharted territory, giving a
talk at the
Southern California chapter of the American Scientific
Affiliation this February and teaching at Biola in 2016.

Answers for atheists

There is no God

Christians often cite Psalm 14:1 as a rebuke of
atheists. However, the Hebrew word translated "fool" doesn't have the
same connotations as the English word. The passage actually says that we
are all foolish. More...

Design vs. evolution

Weird life

Silicon is often the favorite atom for alien life
forms in science fiction. In Star Trek, the Horta and crytalline entity
were unique life forms based upon silicon. Are such life forms possible,
given the laws of chemistry and physics? Guest author and chemist John
Millam tackles this question head-on by examining all the possible ways that
non-carbon/non-water based life might exist. If any of your friends tell you
that life can be based on chemistries other than carbon, send them here! More...

Biblical creation

YEC critique

Dr.
Bruce L. Gordon, associate professor of the history and
philosophy of science at Houston Baptist University, and senior
fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture in Seattle
takes on young earth creationism from both a biblical and scientific
perspective. Dr. Gordon concludes, "For those of us outside the young-earth
community—evangelical or not—who are scientifically literate or even just
educated as critical thinkers, it is difficult to overstate how profoundly
absurd young-earth science strikes us as being. This perception is exacerbated when
one realizes that the interpretation of Scripture giving rise to this
enterprise is not only rendered unnecessary but demonstrably deficient
by sound principles of biblical interpretation respecting the inspiration
and authority of the Bible." More...

Misc

UFO-demon connection

Hundreds of thousands of people have seen UFOs. Although most of these
observations can be explained as natural, earthly phenomena, there are a
significant number of UFOs that defy these explanations. At least a quarter
of Americans believe these objects are real UFOs inhabited by real
extraterrestrial aliens. In this article, I propose that these are real
sightings, but that the objects themselves are not real, but spiritual
apparitions, produced by spiritual demonic beings (demons). More...

YouTube Videos

Designs in DNA

DNA
coding sequences are not as simple as first envisioned. The concept of
one gene-one protein does not apply to much of the human genome. Find
out three specific ways in which the coding of genes has been optimally
designed. More...

Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny

Part
3
of Epic Failures of Evolution concerns the evolutionary concept
of "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny." Although the original concept is
no longer accepted among evolutionists, a modernized version of the
theory says that embryos go through a common, phylotypic stage, before
going on to differentiate into their respective species. However, new
data shows that even this theory is an epic failure. More...

Peppered moth

Part
4
of Epic Failures of Evolution examines the "evolution" of the
peppered moth. Although the moth is an excellent example of natural
selection within a population, recent genetic data shows that the
evolutionary change that produced the dramatic color change was nothing
more than a single based pair mutation that broke the wing patterning
gene. Scientist has expected something much more dramatic. More...

UFOs: What are they?

UFO
sightings have increased dramatically in the last 20 years, although
there has been no verified physical evidence of any of these
"spaceships" or their "pilots." If one examines the physical problems of
interstellar space travel, one finds a universe which seems to be
designed to twart any realistic means to travel between solar systems.
Part 1 of this video series examines why the physics of the universe
makes interstellar travel impractical. Part 2 examines the newly
released data linking religious measures with frequencies of UFO
sightings. The data shows that unbelievers see many more UFOs suggesting
that UFO sightings are spiritual manefestations rather than real
objects. More...